logistics
Under-secretary of state for transport, Mike Penning gave the ceremonial green light for work to start on Felixstowe's North Rail Project, the port's third terminal. It will be the first in the UK to handle 30-wagon (90teu) trains and will have three rail-mounted gantry cranes, increasing to six when the terminal is running at full capacity.
Hutchison Ports Holdings Central Europe managing director, Clemence Cheng, said that the new terminal would ...
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UPS is reported to be nearing agreement to buy TNT Express NV following the rejection of the US giant's initial €4.9 billion euro offer was rejected, according to Bloomberg. The news agency reported that the sides are now close to a deal on the price, but on conditions that may lead to ...
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The House of Commons Transport Select Committee has added its voice to industry calls for a rethink on planned EU ship emission limits. MPs have called on the UK government to negotiate to ensure the EU Directive goes no further than the revised MARPOL agreed in 2008, in a report ...
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The Haven Gateway Partnership has launched a Low Carbon Freight Dividend project that will offer financial incentives for smaller firms to switch container movements from road to rail. The scheme, which enjoys nearly £3 million of support from the European Regional Development Fund will operate for three years with firms ...
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The International Transport Workers Federation has relaunched it joint action with the International Trade Union Confederation on worker conditions at DHL ahead of the release of the freight giant's financial results on 8 March, including a new website, Respect at DHL (www.respectatdhl.org). The unions want DHL to guarantee the same ...
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Mozambican Labour Minister Helena Taipo has cancelled the work permit of Renand Jean Louis Sirex, the financial director of French-owned logistics company SDV AMI-Mocambique, accusing him of racist attitudes towards local workers. Allafrica.com, citing a Mozambique Labour Ministry press release, said that Sirex had been accused of repeatedly insulting Mozambican ...
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Forwarder Kuehne & Nagel is all set to open its new super-hub at Bad Hertzfeld in the centre of Germany on 1 June, a senior vice-president told FBJ on 5 March. Jim Hedderwick, in charge of road logistics for north-west Europe said that around 50 direct lines would operate to ...
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Peel Ports said on 5 March that it had started the procurement phase for the construction of its new deep-water container terminal at the Port of Liverpool. The landmark terminal, which will handled two ships of up to 13,500teu, will be branded Liverpool 2 – echoing the Liverpool One retail ...
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Lufthansa Cargo called for swifter implementation of the certified shipper approval process in Germany at its fifth Security Conference in Frankfurt on 5 March. Operations board member Dr Karl-Rudolf Rupprecht said that with only 13 months to go until EU Directive 185 goes into force, fewer than one per cent ...
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Shipping lines are losing their shirts and shippers must expect to pay more if they are to enjoy quality services in the future, was as gist of the message from Maersk Line's new boss on 5 March. Chief executive officer , in his first major announcement to the press since ...
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